You can see the Republican shills heads exploding all over the place after this week with the McCain gaffe machine and the stellar Obama overseas trip. Apparantly Joe Scarborough just couldn't take it any more. Here's what he had to say this morning:
"Look let me tell you....and I know a couple of hosts ran this last night and made a huge deal because some liberal blogger picked it up. I will guarantee you the host that ran it, were waving their arms, had no idea whether the Sunni Awakening, or, or or, the surge began at the same time. They also, anybody that would argue that the Sunni Awakening would have survived in Al Anbar Province, without the surge, anybody that would make that argument is so ignorant of the facts on the ground in Western Iraq, in Al Anbar Province, and what the Sunni sheiks were doing throughout 2007, that they are too stupid to be on TV. And I hope they don’t carry that argument much longer because it is laughable."
Of course you can head over to the always excellent Crooks & Liars to check out the video.
I have long wondered why KO with all his rightous outrage towards the multitude of right wing wackos on the airwaves and writing columns has never directed any invective towards personalities on his own network when it has been so richly deserved. Pat Buchanan comes first to mind with his outrageous Brief For Whitey column which got nary a peep out of KO or MSNBC in general. I'm assuming they have some kind of corporate gag order here. This would look to be the first breach I'm aware of of any such order. Could this open the floodgates at MSNBC? Wonder if Joe Scar just wants out. At any rate, Countdown looks like must see TV tonight...